SEVENTEEN has earned another impressive victory on Japan's Oricon Weekly Chart, making history once again.

According to Oricon on December 5th, SEVENTEEN (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, Joshua, Vernon, and Dino) topped the "Weekly Combined Single Ranking" for the week of December 9th, with their Japanese single Shohikigen (消費期限). The single had also topped the Oricon "Weekly Single Ranking" on December 3rd.

The "Weekly Combined Single Ranking" takes into account CD sales, digital downloads, and streaming counts. SEVENTEEN earned an impressive 427,343 points, with 418,000 of those coming from CD sales. Oricon stated that this is the highest weekly point record achieved by an overseas artist with a single album this year.

This marks SEVENTEEN's fourth consecutive No. 1 on this chart, starting from their 2020 Japanese single Fallin' Flower. They now hold the record for the most consecutive No. 1s by an overseas artist.

Shohikigen also claimed the top spot on Billboard Japan's "Top Single Sales" chart for the week of December 4th, while the title track reached No. 2 on the "Hot 100" chart for the same period. This shows SEVENTEEN's massive popularity in Japan.

Currently, SEVENTEEN is performing for local fans in Japan as part of their SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN. The tour kicked off on November 29th and 30th at Vantelin Dome Nagoya, followed by a show at Tokyo Dome on December 4th. After their December 5th performance at the same venue, the group will head to Kyocera Dome Osaka on December 12th, 14th, and 15th, and Fukuoka PayPay Dome on December 19th, 21st, and 22nd.

In addition, SEVENTEEN is set to perform their mini-album's title track LOVE, MONEY, FAME (feat. DJ Khaled) at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) on December 12th (local time) in the U.S. They are also nominated for the Top K-pop Touring Artist award.

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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